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Hear Christmas Carols And Talk To Santa On Ham Radio
Episode 1191
On Christmas Eve, scientists at field stations across Antarctica sing carols to one another...via shortwave. On today's episode, the Short Wave podca…
1 year, 4 months ago
How Does An Airplane Stay In The Air?
Episode 1190
There are many statistics out there that prove that flying on a commercial airplane is safe, that plane crashes are overall pretty unlikely. Still, u…
1 year, 4 months ago
The First Woman To Get A New Kind Of Kidney Transplant
Episode 1189
Towana Looney became the first living person in the world to get a kidney from a new kind of genetically modified pig last month. Health corresponden…
1 year, 4 months ago
This Huge Mining Pit Is About To Be A Lake
Episode 1188
Old mines leave behind a a pressing problem: Huge holes that make the landscape look like a chunk of swiss cheese. But in Germany, some scientists an…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why Big Tech Wants Nuclear Power
Episode 1187
AI uses a lot of power. Some of the next generation data centers may use as much power as one million U.S. households. Technology companies like Micr…
1 year, 4 months ago
How Racism – And Silence – Could Hurt Your Health
Episode 1186
Racism is often covered as a political, cultural, or news story. But how is it affecting people's health? That's the question Cara Anthony, a KFF New…
1 year, 4 months ago
What's A Weather Forecast Worth?
Episode 1185
The federal government has been tracking the weather for more than 150 years. Yet over the last few decades, the rise of the Internet and big tech ha…
1 year, 4 months ago
Conan The Bacterium's Superpower: Resisting Radiation
Episode 1184
In the 1950s, scientists exposed a tin of meat to a dose of radiation that they expected would kill all forms of life. But one organism defied the od…
1 year, 4 months ago
In The Club, We All ... Archaea?
Episode 1183
Thor. Loki. Heimdall. They're not just Norse gods or Marvel characters. They're also the names of various Asgard archaea. These microscopic organisms…
1 year, 4 months ago
Grape Growers' Next Collaborators? Robots
Episode 1182
If you crossed WALL-E with a floor lamp, it might look a little like the PhytoPatholoBot. These robots aren't roving through space or decorating a li…
1 year, 4 months ago